Edmonton Eskimos 1956 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the WIFU
Won WIFU Final Best of Series 2 – 1
- Nov. 10, 1956 Lost 22 – 23 @ Saskatchewan
- Nov. 12, 1956 Won 20 – 12 vs Saskatchewan
- Nov. 17, 1956 Won 51 – 7 vs Saskatchewan
The Grey Cup
- Nov. 24, 1956 Won 50 – 27 vs Montreal in Toronto, ON

Edmonton Eskimos 1956 Season Resources 1956 EDM Team Roster 1956 EDM Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
Ex	Sat Aug 4 11:30 PM	EDM 35 @ BC 21	W	23,566
Ex	Wed Aug 8 5:45 PM	EDM 0 @ MTL 33	L	22,806
Ex	Fri Aug 10 8:30 PM	EDM 13 @ OTT 33	L	10,000


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Sat Aug 18 11:30 PM	SSK 3 @ EDM 15	W	16,500
2	Sat Aug 25 11:30 PM	CGY 22 @ EDM 23	W	16,500
2	Mon Aug 27 11:30 PM	EDM 18 @ BC 0	W	30,374
3	Mon Sep 3 11:30 PM	WPG 20 @ EDM 21	W	15,000
4	Sat Sep 8 10:00 PM	EDM 4 @ SSK 31	L	13,500
4	Mon Sep 10 11:30 PM	EDM 28 @ CGY 15	W	12,000
5	Sat Sep 15 11:30 PM	BC 8 @ EDM 34	W	21,737
6	Sat Sep 22 11:30 PM	CGY 0 @ EDM 52	W	20,000
6	Mon Sep 24 10:30 PM	EDM 1 @ BC 11	L	23,066
7	Mon Oct 1 9:30 PM	SSK 33 @ EDM 7	L	20,000
8	Sat Oct 6 9:00 PM	EDM 7 @ WPG 10	L	18,700
8	Mon Oct 8 10:30 PM	EDM 36 @ CGY 8	W	11,261
9	Sat Oct 13 3:30 PM	EDM 37 @ SSK 17	W	14,500
9	Mon Oct 15 10:30 PM	WPG 11 @ EDM 21	W	20,000
10	Mon Oct 22 10:30 PM	BC 13 @ EDM 54	W	15,000
11	Sat Oct 27 9:00 PM	EDM 0 @ WPG 33	L	14,409


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P2	Sat Nov 10 3:00 PM	EDM 22 @ SSK 23	L	13,500
P2	Mon Nov 12 9:30 PM	SSK 12 @ EDM 20	W	19,000
P2	Sat Nov 17 9:30 PM	SSK 7 @ EDM 51	W	22,461


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sat Nov 24 1:00 PM	EDM 50 vs MTL 27	W	27,425	R/C, CBCE

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Regular Season	16	11	5	0	22	358	235	L1	4-2-0
Home	8	7	1	0	14	227	110	W2	5-1-0
Visitor	8	4	4	0	8	131	125	L1	3-3-0

Full 1956 League Standings

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	3 (3-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	2 (0-2-0)	9 (9-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	4 (1-3-0)
After 2nd	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	4 (3-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (1-3-0)	10 (9-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (2-4-0)
After 3rd	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	5 (4-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	11 (10-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (1-4-0)
After 4th	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	11 (11-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ EDM	EDM @
Divisional	0.453	7-1-0 (8)	4-4-0 (8)
Non-Divisional	0.000	0-0-0 (0)	0-0-0 (0)
BC Lions (4)	0.375	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (4)	0.250	2-0-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (4)	0.625	1-1-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4)	0.563	2-0-0 (2)	0-2-0 (2)

Summary
By Quarter

	1956	1955 +/-
Average Combined Score	37.06	+11.88
Average Winning Score	30.82	+10.60
Average Losing Score	3.80	+2.30
Average Home Score	28.38	+5.50
Average Visitor Score	16.38	+3.50
Average Margin of Victory	20.18	+7.18
Average Margin of Loss	19.80	+13.30

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Edmonton	227 (28.4)	131 (16.4)	358 (22.4)
Total	Opponent	125 (15.6)	110 (13.8)	235 (14.7)
1st	Edmonton	65 (8.1)	24 (3.0)	89 (5.6)
1st	Opponent	29 (3.6)	11 (1.4)	40 (2.5)
2nd	Edmonton	69 (8.6)	47 (5.9)	116 (7.3)
2nd	Opponent	50 (6.3)	50 (6.3)	100 (6.3)
3rd	Edmonton	48 (6.0)	32 (4.0)	80 (5.0)
3rd	Opponent	27 (3.4)	24 (3.0)	51 (3.2)
4th	Edmonton	45 (5.6)	28 (3.5)	73 (4.6)
4th	Opponent	19 (2.4)	25 (3.1)	44 (2.8)

Head Coach

Frank “Pop” Ivy (March 10, 1954 – Jan. 9, 1958)

Assistant Coaches

Eagle Keys – Assistant
Ray Prochaska – Assistant

Player Awards
All Stars

1956 Player Awards and Nominations

1956 Most Outstanding

Player — Jackie Parker (Division Finalist)
Lineman — Frankie Anderson (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Normie Kwong (Winner)

Edmonton Eskimos 1956 All-Star Selections

7 All-Division Selections

Coach	Frank “Pop” Ivy
QB	Jackie Parker
HB	Normie Kwong
DE	Frankie Anderson
SEC	Earl Lindley
SEC	Ted Tully
DHB	Rollie Miles

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1956 Edmonton Eskimos Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–9 (9)		Bobby Waugh (G)	Toronto
2–9 (18)		Earl Ford (G)	Toronto
3–9 (27)		Frank Geard (HB)	Queen's
4–9 (34)		Peter Martin (G)	McMaster